VAA 3rd Edition. The 10 finalists screened at the UJ Arts Centre. Journey to discover the Johannesburg art scene for the Italian winner Giulia Savorani who presented her work together with Liza Grobler who won the selection for South Africa.

The second event to promote the works selected for the third edition of the VIDEO ART AWARDS took place on 9 December 2022. Second opportunity for the two winners Liza Grobler and Giulia Savorani to meet and promote the other 8 finalists of the award dedicated to video art created by the Di Sarro Center with the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria and the Consulate General of Italy in Johannesburg, South Africa and the Grenze Festival in Verona, Italy.

For Giulia Savorani it was an opportunity to discover Johannesburg’s lively art scene, for a week after the screening event she was in fact, thanks to the award, able to visit museums, research centres, artists’ studios and galleries as well as historical and traditions of the country of Nelson Mandela thus discovering its history and current events.

VIDEO ART AWARDS 3RD Edition. Liza Grobler and Giulia Savorani are the winners of the video art contest between Italy and South Africa. The complete TOP10 of the videos shortlisted by the jury will be screened at Grenze Festival in Verona on 2 September 2022 from 5pm.

The VAA is an award dedicated to the moving image in contemporary art. VAA declines and collects videos that work artistically on the image, seeking and stimulating every possible experimentation. The award is promoted and conceived by Centro Luigi Di Sarro with the partnership of Italian Cultural Institute of Pretoria and GRENZE Arsenali Fotografici of Verona.

The first screening event of the Top10 with the award ceremony which will host the South African winner Liza Grobler will be held on 2 September 2022 from 5 pm at the Biblioteca Civica of Verona, Sala Farinati as part of the Grenze Arsenali Photo Festival.

The Jury was:

Alessandra Atti Di Sarro, Centro Di Sarro VAA director

Simone Azzoni, GRENZE artistic director

Angelo Capasso, art critic and art historian

Matteo Fazzi, IIC Pretoria director

Wendy Fredriksson, indipendent curator and filmaker

Laura Vincenti, Investec Cape Town Art Fair director

VAA 3EDITION TOP10